My mom and I got our new mountain bikes on Feb. 27. The next day, we "baptized" our bikes on the 3 mile Grotpeter Trail at Castlewood.
Last weekend, my family went backpacking at Sam A. Baker State Park with Troop 21. We ended up going 9.75 instead of our planned 14. It was still a great trip. We climbed the talus covered slopes of Mudlick Mountain to Millers Ridge. After climbing Millers Ridge we made a 300 ft. climb to the true summit on Firetower Road. We rested beneath the 80 ft. high Fire Tower before hiking down the Adirondack. Mudlick Mountain is the most prominent peak in Missouri, it rises 800 ft. from the Big Creek valley. After dropping our packs, my family & Mr. Harrison went hiking to get our water from Mudlick Hollow. Mudlick Hollow was the prettiest part of the hike. The narrow rocky valley contained the beautiful shut-in stream of Mudlick Creek. The waterfalls were very pretty to walk by. My family camped in Adirondack 2 with Will and Alex. We had a bench, two working fireplaces, fire wood, and a view of Big Creek 400 ft. below. It was great sleeping in a CCC adirondack with a roaring fire.
Two weekends ago, my mom and I hiked the 3.5 mile Round House Loop at Rockwoods Range Conservation Area in 16 degrees and flurries. Instead of bactracking the Fox Creek Spur, we bushwacked down a steep hill and hiked the Green Rock Trails last mile. For a reward, we got to see some great little waterfalls. On Super Bowl Sunday, my mom and I continued our tradition of hiking the River Scene Trail in Castlewood. It was snowy just like last year, but we got sunny blue skies this year. When we got back to our house, we had a surprise in the backyard. A Cooper's Hawk killed and ate a pigeon in our backyard. This past Friday, my parents and I drove out and camped at Pere Marquette State Park. Today, we hiked 6.75 miles on beautiful trails high above the Illinois River. |
AuthorMy name is Ben. I love to read, hike, backpack, mountain bike, rock climb, and mountain bike race. Since there are so many great hikes in Missouri, I decided to make a website to describe them. The Mountain BikeI ride a 2010 Specialized Rockhopper Expert 29er. I've upgraded all the original parts, went 1x9 and dropped 5lbs from the stock bike.
My Road BikeI have Willier Izoard for road riding and racing.
My CX BikeI ride a 2010 Specialized Tricross
2010 Race ResultsRiver Trails Mountain Bike Challenge (Kansas)
1st Junior 15-18 Tilles Park Crit 5th Juniors 10-18 Delmarvelous Crit 5th Juniors 15-18 Greensfelder Challenge 1st Juniors 15-18 Rhett's Run 2nd Juniors 15-18 2009 Mtb. Race Results
ICCC Castlewood Race 5th Beginner 19 and under Greensfelder Classic 5th Beginner 19 and under Burning at the Bluff 3rd in Burnin Virgins Category Archives
January 2012
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